• Lists,  Reviews

    Picture Book Month: Family

    A story about families in a round about sort of way. If you read the text, the books is really all about how important and special your skin is, but when you look closer at the illustrations this beautiful story shows such diverse characters, it’s fun to pour over all…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month: Birds

    I love this accessible non-fiction story about all the different types of bird nests there are! With just four, short lines of text for each type of nest this book is perfect for even the youngest readers. The book also provides a little more information about each nest that can…

  • Lifestyle

    Importance of Reading to Babies

    As a former children’s librarian, I know the importance of reading aloud from birth. But, it’s nice to see that science backs up this knowledge with a new long-term study by the New York University School of Medicine. 250 mother-child pairs were monitored from when the babies were 6-months to…

  • Lists

    Baby Shower Books – Version 2.0

    I’m headed to, Jamie, my friend and fellow blogger’s baby shower today! If you’ve never checked out The Perpetual Page-Turner, go there now, I’ll wait. Also, check out The Broke & the Bookish, where Jamie is the creator and a contributor! Before I get into board books, I have to…

  • Lifestyle

    Jbrary – A Resource You Don't Want To Miss

    If you’re a storytime librarian, a preK teacher, mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandparent, sibling, etc., you have to take some time to explore Jbrary’s website.  Jbrary is the brain child of two children’s librarians in Vancouver, British Columbia and it’s an absolutely amazing resource filled with books, songs, fingerplays, rhymes…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Babies/Kids

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

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    5 Early Literacy Practices Resources

    There are some amazing resources out there to help you promote or better understand the 5 Early Literacy Practices. Every Child Ready to Read Saroj Ghoting, Early Childhood Literacy Consultant Zero to Three National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Reading Rockets Get Ready to Read, National Center for…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Winter Clothing

    mittens

    I am so impressed with this group of kids, I’ve chosen some longer books and they will sit through them!  The kids were absolutely giggling over Froggy Gets Dessed this morning and love doing our wiggle song, “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom” and really liked jumping to Jim Gills’s “Jumping & Counting”…

  • Lists

    Board Books for Baby Showers

    I’m at that point in my life where it seems like I have a baby shower once a month.  And as a librarian, my go-to baby shower gifts are books.  Books are awesome because parents can begin using them as soon as they receive them, reading to their baby in…

  • Activities

    Baby Yoga… or What Was I Thinking?!?!

    So, if you haven’t guessed already from the programs I create, I get bored easily and am always looking for something new to try! Well, since our toddler and preschool yoga storytimes go so well, I decided, what the heck? Let’s try a baby yoga class.  Never mind, I know…